Malachi

Author of the last book of the OT (Mal 1:1). The prophet Malachi lived about 500–460 BC. His name means “my angel” or “my messenger” and is so translated in Malachi 3:1 and elsewhere. Apart from the book that bears his name, nothing else is known about him from the Bible. In the apocryphal book of 2 Esdras 1:40 he is identified as “Malachi, who is also called a messenger of the Lord.” Rabbinic tradition suggests that Malachi may be another name for Ezra the scribe, although there is no supporting evidence for this identification.

See also Malachi, Book of; Prophet, Prophetess.